ECO mode Acura TL 2006 User Guide
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When the multi-information display
is in the trip computer mode, press
the Select/Reset button. The display
changesasshownabove. Themessagesinthisdisplay
indicate:
AVG MPG: Average vehicle speed
AVG MPH: Average f uel economy
DIST: Distance traveled
TIME: Time traveled
To reset the values in the trip
computer, press the Select/Reset
button, and hold it f or about 1
second.
When the display shows the initial
trip computer screen, press the
side of the INFO button to display
‘‘RANGE’’. This is the estimated
distance you can travel on the fuel
remaining in the tank. This distance
is estimated f rom the f uel economy
you received over the last several
miles, so it will vary with changes in
speed,traffic,etc.
Multi-Inf ormation Display
Trip Computer
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Turn the f og lights on and of f by
turning the switch next to the
headlight switch.
Adjust the brightness of the
instrument panel by pressing the
or side of the adjustment button.
Press to increase the brightness
and to decrease it. You can adjust
the brightness with the headlight
switch on or of f .
You can use the f og lights only when
the headlights are on low beam.
The level of brightness is shown on
the multi-information display while
you adjust it. It goes out 5 seconds
af ter you f inish adjusting.To reduce glare at night, the
instrument panel illumination dims
when you turn the light switch to
or . Pressing the MAX
button will bring it to the maximum
level.
If your vehicle is equipped with the
navigation system, the navigation
system screen will also go to f ull
brightness. This is most usef ul when
using the headlights during daylight
hours.
U.S. models only
Fog L ights, Instrument Panel Brightness
Fog L ights Instrument Panel Brightness
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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MAX BUTTON
ADJUSTMENT BUTTON
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Press this button once to
lock all doors. Some exterior lights
will f lash. When you push LOCK
twice within 5 seconds, you will hear
a beep to verify that the doors are
locked and the security system has
set. You cannot lock the doors if any
door is not f ully closed or if the key
is in the ignition switch. Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to open the trunk.
You cannot open the trunk with the
remote transmitter if the trunk main
button is turned of f .
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 2 seconds to attract attention:
the horn will sound, and the exterior
lights will f lash f or about 30 seconds.
To cancel panic mode, press any
other button on the remote
transmitter, or turn the ignition
switch to the ON (II) position.
If you unlock the doors with the
remote transmitter, but do not open
anydoorswithin30seconds,the
doors automatically relock and the
security system sets. To change this
setting, ref er to Keyless Memory
Settings on page . Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door or all the
doors (depending on the keyless
memory setting). Press it twice to
unlock the other doors. Some
exterior lights will f lash twice each
time you press the button.
The ceiling light (if the ceiling light
switch is in the center position) will
come on when you press the
UNLOCK button. If you do not open
anydoorswithin30seconds(or
whatever setting the relock timer is
set to), the light f ades out. If you
relock the doors with the remote
transmitter before 30 seconds have
elapsed, the light will go of f
immediately.
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Remote Transmitter
LOCK TRUNK
PA NIC
UNL OCK
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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TRUNK
RELEASE
BUTTON
LOCK
BUTTON
UNLOCK
BUTTON PANIC
BUTTON
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ÛTheclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors. A sunlight sensor is in the
top of the dashboard, and a
temperature sensor is next to the
steering column. Do not cover the
sensors or spill any liquid on them.
When you press a f an control button,
the fan is taken out of AUTO mode
and starts to run at its lowest speed.
Press the button to make
the fan run faster.
You can manually select various
f unctions of the climate control
system when it is in f ully automatic
mode. All other f eatures remain
automatically controlled. Making any
manual selection causes the word
AUTO in the display to go out.
Press the OFF button. However, a
lack of airf low can cause the
windowstofogup.Youshouldkeep
the fan on at all times so stale air and
moisture do not build up in the
interior and cause f ogging.
Climat e Cont rol
Sunlight and T emperature
Sensors
Semi-automatic Operation
To Turn Everything Off
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SUNLIGHT SENSOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR
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µ The SEEK f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the or SEEK button, then
release it.
The SCAN function
samples all stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button, or
touch the SCAN icon (models with
navigation system), then release it.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal. When it f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 5 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 5 seconds. When it plays a
station you want to listen to, press
the SCAN button again.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button (AM or FM button on
Canadian model). On the FM band,
ST will be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band:
the
preset buttons, and .
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
VOL/PWR knob or the AM/FM
button (AM or FM button on
Canadian model). Adjust the volume
by turning the same knob. The audio system f or your vehicle
can also be operated using the voice
control system. See Navigation
section in your Quick Start Guide f or
an overview of this system and the
Navigation System manual f or
complete details.
Only on models equipped with
Navigation System
Playing the AM/FM Radio
SEEK
SCAN
To Select a Station
TUNE,SEEK,SCAN, AUTO SELECT
TUNE
To Play the AM/FM Radio Voice Control System
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µµEach of the six preset
buttons or preset icons (on models
with navigation system) can store
one f requency on AM (LW, MW)
and two f requencies on FM.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
Press the A. SEL button or the
AUTO SELECT icon (models with
navigation system). ‘‘A.SEL’’ (AUTO
SEL) f lashes in the display, and the
system goes into scan mode f or
several seconds. It stores the
f requencies of six AM, and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons. press the
A.SEL button (AUTO SELECT icon).
This restores the presets you
originally set.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button (icon).
Pick a preset button (icon), and
hold it until you hear a beep.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed or see no
station number on the preset icons
af ter pressing a preset button (icon)
if auto select cannot f ind a strong
station f or every preset button. If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons (icons). Use the TUNE,
SEEK, or SCAN f unctions to f ind
stations, then store them in the
preset buttons (icons) as previously
described.
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2.
3.
4.
To turn of f Auto Select,
CONT INUED
Preset A UT O SEL ECT
Playing the AM/FM Radio
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On models without Navigation System
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the TUNE/SOUND
knob to adjust the setting to your
liking. When the level reaches the
center, you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display.
The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audio
mode about 5 seconds af ter you stop
adjusting a mode.
Use the TREB/
BASS modes to adjust the tone to
your liking.
These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
BAL adjust the side-to-side strength,
and FADE adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength. These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom the center
speaker and the subwoof er speaker.
If you turn the TUNE/SOUND knob
all the way to the lef t, you will see
‘‘OFF’’inthedisplay,andthecenter
speaker and/or subwoof er speaker
will be of f .
Bass, treble, balance, and fader are
each adjustable. In addition, you can
adjust the strength of the sound
coming from the center and the
subwoof er speakers.
Press the TUNE/SOUND knob
repeatedly to display the bass
(BASS), treble (TREB), balance
(BAL), f ader (FADE), center
(CNTR) and subwoofer (SUBW)
setting. Adjusting the Sound
Treble/Bass
Balance/FaderCenter/Subwoof er
Playing the AM/FM Radio
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ADJUSTMENT LEVEL
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On models with Navigation System
To adjust them, enter the sound grid
by touching the SOUND icon on the
display or pressing the TUNE/
SOUND knob.
To see the audio screen when you
are f inished adjusting the sound,
touch the RETURN icon, or wait 5
seconds.
Bass, treble, lef t/right balance, and
front/rear fader are each adjustable.
In addition, you can adjust the
strength of the sound coming f rom
the center and the subwoofer
speakers.
These modes adjust
the strength of the sound coming
f rom each speaker. Lef t/right
balance adjust the side-to-side
strength, while f ront/rear f ader
adjust the f ront-to-back strength. To
adjust the left/right balance, touch
the lef t or right icon on the sound grid. When you touch an icon, the
yellow bars on the grid turn orange
and move toward the icon, changing
the balance left or right. At this point,
you can also use the TUNE/SOUND
knob to adjust the balance. To
equalize the balance, touch the lef t
or right icon until each side has an
orange bar at the center of the sound
grid.
To adjust the front/rear fader, touch
the f ront or rear icon on the sound
grid. When you touch an icon, the
yellow bars on the grid turn orange
and move toward the icon, changing
the fader to the front or rear. At this
point, you can also use the TUNE/
SOUND knob to adjust the balance.
To equalize the f ader, touch the
f ront or rear icon until each side has
an orange bar at the center of the
sound grid.
To adjust the treble
and bass, touch or on each
side of the treble or bass adjustment
bar. Then continue pressing or , or turn the TUNE/SOUND
knob. The adjustment bar shows you
the current setting.
To adjust the
sound f rom the subwoof er or center
speaker, touch or icon on
each side of the subwoof er or center
adjustment bar. Then continue
pressing or , or turn the TUNE/SOUND knob. The
adjustment bar shows you the
current setting.
Playing the AM/FM Radio
L ef t/Right Balance, and Front/
Rear Fader
Treble/Bass
Subwoof er/Center
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FADER ADJUST ICON
CENTER ADJUST ICON SUBWOOFER
ADJUST ICONBALANCE
ADJUST
ICON
TREBLE
ADJUST
ICON
BASS ADJUST
ICON
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want f or that channel. Press and
hold the button (icon) until you
hear a beep.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
f irst six channels.
Press the button again.
The other XM band will show.
Store the next six channels using
steps 2 and 3.
Once a channel is stored, simply
press and release the proper preset
button (icon) to tune to it.
Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons or preset icons (on models
with navigation system). Each button
stores one channel f rom the XM1
band and one channel f rom the XM2
band.
To store a channel: Press the button. Either
XM1 or XM2 will show in the
display.
Use the TUNE knob, or the
CATEGORY or SCAN buttons to
tune to a desired channel.
In category mode, only channels
within that category can be selected.
In channel mode, all channels can be
selected.
The SCAN f unction gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the stations within that
category are scanned. To activate
SCAN, press the SCAN button or
touch the SCAN icon on the audio
display (models with navigation
system). The system plays each
channel in numerical order f or 5
seconds, then selects the next
channel. When you hear a channel
you want to continue listening to,
press the button or touch the icon
again. 1.
2.3.
4.
5.
Playing the XMSatellite Radio (U.S. Models)
Preset
SCAN
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Select the disc changer by pressing
the DISC/TAPE button (U.S.
models) or CD/DVD button
(Canadian models). The system will
begin playing the last selected disc in
the disc changer. You will see the
disc and track numbers displayed.
To select a dif f erent disc when all six
positions are loaded, use the preset 5
(DISC ) or preset 6 (DISC )
button. Otherwise, press the
corresponding number on the preset
buttons or icons. On models with
navigation system, you can also
touch the appropriate disc icon (1
6) to select a dif f erent disc.
WhenyoupressandholdtheSCAN
button until you see D-SCAN in the
display, or when you touch the DISC
SCAN icon on the audio display
(models with navigation system), the
f irst track of the current disc plays
f or about 10 seconds. You will see D-
SCAN (DISC SCAN) in the display.
To hear the rest of the disc, press
the SCAN button or touch DISC
SCAN again, within 10 seconds. If
you don’t, the system advances to
the next disc, plays about 10 seconds
of it, and continues throughout the
rest of the discs the same way.
When the system reaches the last
disc, DISC SCAN is cancelled, and
the disc you originally had on plays
normally.
Each time you press and release the
SEEK button, the player skips
f orward to the beginning of the next
track. Press and release the SEEK
buttontoskipbackwardtothe
beginning of the current track or to
skip back to previous track.
When you press the SCAN button or
touchtheTRACKSCANicononthe
audio display (models with
navigation system), the f irst track of
the current disc plays f or about 10
seconds. You will see SCAN
(TRACK SCAN) highlighted in the
display. To hear the rest of the track,
press the SCAN button or touch
TRACK SCAN again within 10
seconds. If you don’t, the system
advances to the next track, plays
about 10 seconds of it, and continues
through the rest of the tracks the
same way.
The preset 5 (DISC ) and preset 6
(DISC ) buttons are f or use with
an optional, external CD changer. T o Play a Disc
T o Change T racks Disc Scan
Track Scan
Playing Discs
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